Compare the three ways to buy

The payment, the cash to close, and what is left to pay

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$4,173/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$11,561
Funds due
$29,424
Interest + MI left
$365,158
First ends
May 2052
New loan

New conventional

$4,933/mo
+$760/mo
Down payment
$64,000
Funds due
$77,701
Interest + MI left
$842,206
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$628,438$575,999
Second mortgage——
First P&I$3,257.69$3,902.02
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$115.20
Taxes, insurance & HOA$915.34$915.34
Total housing payment$4,173.03$4,932.55

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$11,561
Closing costs & prepaids$17,864
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$29,424
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$29,424
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$6,399.99
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$3,142.19
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,000.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$500.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$768.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$1,478.01
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$607.43

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 9 days of interest to the end of the closing month.

What is left to pay

The seller already paid down the early, interest-heavy years.

Remaining first mortgage at closing25 yr 5 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.92%
Interest already paid$118,611Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends May 2052$365,158
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$842,206